911 briefs (Sept. 18, 2017)

STOCKTON — A man was listed in critical condition in an area hospital Monday afternoon after being shot multiple times earlier in the day in west Stockton, police reported.

The shooting occurred about 10:30 a.m. in front of an apartment in the 2100 block of Fontana Avenue near Country Club Boulevard and Interstate 5.

Before officers arrived, the victim was taken by a private party to an area hospital. He was hit at least once in the stomach and was said to be in critical condition, according to reports.

Police are looking for the shooter, described as a man in his 20s with a handgun, last seen wearing brown pants and a black polo shirt.

Woman escapes after man abducts her

STOCKTON — A woman was walking on an undisclosed part of Bianchi Road about 1 p.m. Sunday when she accepted the offer of a ride from a man who drove her to a house near Monte Diablo Avenue and Interstate 5 in west Stockton, police reported.

Once inside the house, the woman attempted to leave but the man told her she could not go. He then started to kick her and pushed her to the ground. At about 7 p.m., she was able to jump a fence and run away from the house to seek help, according to a report.

She was reportedly uninjured.

Police consider the incident a case of false imprisonment and are looking for the man, described as 6 feet 1 with a skinny build, last seen wearing a white shirt and black pants. No further details were provided.

Lodi police officers have busy week

LODI — Police in this city of 65,000 people reported an exceptionally busy period last week, making seven arrests for serious crimes that netted heroin and methamphetamine and took four guns off the streets.

Early last Tuesday, officers conducted a probation search of a vehicle near Oak and Main streets and discovered 3 ounces of methamphetamine, a half-ounce of heroin and brass knuckles. They arrested James Buckley, 39, and Kenneth Cotraro, 47, on suspicion of drug charges.

About 4:40 p.m. Thursday, the Special Enforcement Team located 19-year-old Jose Gallardo in the 400 block of East Locust Street and conducted a probation search, discovering he was allegedly carrying a stolen, loaded revolver. Gallardo was arrested on suspicion of weapon charges.

About 5 p.m. Thursday, the Special Investigations Unit made a probation search of a home in the 19000 block of Highway 99 in Acampo and turned up two semiautomatic handguns. Officers arrested Jose Ochoa, 21, on suspicion of weapon charges.

Two hours later on Thursday, officers were called to the McDonald’s restaurant on Lodi Avenue on the report of two men engaged in selling drugs. Upon arrival, officers contacted Samuel Shuman, 18, and Alejandro Galindo, 23, and learned both had outstanding warrants for their arrests, according to a report.

While detaining Galindo, the report alleges he struck an officer with his skateboard and attempted to run away. He was apprehended and arrested on suspicion of assault on an officer and resisting arrest. Shuman was arrested without incident on suspicion of the outstanding warrant.

Friday about 5 p.m., the Special Investigations Unit conducted another parole search in the 13000 block of South Lower Sacramento Road and found a stolen handgun. Officers arrested Arturo Lupian, 19, on suspicion of an outstanding warrant and weapon charges.

Officials eradicate nearly 800 marijuana plants

MOUNTAIN RANCH — Authorities served an abatement warrant on a rural property Friday where officials discovered 788 marijuana plants and a number of serious environmental hazards. One arrest was made on an unrelated misdemeanor, according to the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s Marijuana Enforcement Team assisted Code Compliance with serving the warrant in the 7000 block of Nikki Trail off West Murray Creek Road several miles west of Mountain Ranch.

Upon arrival, deputies discovered a number of violations including a smoldering trash fire, open-top fertilizer containers and an open pipe flowing raw sewage into an open septic system. The marijuana plants were eradicated, according to a report.

One man at the scene, Michael Braley, 42, of Las Vegas, was arrested on suspicion of an out-of-county no-bail misdemeanor warrant.

Rio Vista motorcyclist dies in crash

ANGELS CAMP — A Rio Vista woman died Saturday afternoon when her motorcycle collided head-on with a vehicle on Highway 4 west of Angels Camp, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The motorcycle rider was identified by the CHP as Crista Haynes, 62, operating a 2016 Harley Davidson.

Haynes was riding the Harley westbound on Highway 4 east of Stallion Way at approximately 70 miles per hour. About 3:10 p.m., she traveled over the solid double-yellow line to successfully pass two slower vehicles, then attempted to reposition herself back in the westbound lane of the two-lane foothill highway, according to the CHP.

At the same time, she entered a right-hand curve but was unable to negotiate it and drifted back over the solid double-yellow lines back into the eastbound lane directly into the path of a 2017 Jeep driven by Cathy Benninton, 77, of Danville, according to the report.

The vehicles collided and, as a result, Haynes sustained serious injuries and was transported to Sonora Regional Medical Center, where she died. Benninton was not reported injured, according to the CHP.

Alcohol and drugs are not believed to be a factor in the collision, still under investigation by the CHP.

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